For if he could do it, 'twould plainly appear He understood more than any man there, And did merit the Bayes above all the rest; But the mounsieur was modest, and silence confest.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes
Tho' Smith and Johnson in the Rehearsal are not the most lively Characters; yet their Dialogue with Bayes is what the French call Raillery.
"An Essay on Criticism"
John Oldmixon
I conceive, that bitter and strong herbs, as Rosemary, Bayes, Sweet-marjoram, Thyme, and the like, do conserve Meathe the better and longer, being as it were in stead of hops.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby